About This Role
Working with close direction, the Freight Broker negotiates freight rates for Knight Transportation's Logistics Division, building and optimizing carrier partner relationships to meet capacity requirements. This role involves analyzing the freight market and consistently delivering on strategic growth initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Deliver against growth and profitability targets
- Analyze the freight market to maximize profit and negotiating power at each transaction
- Analyze freight carriers and lanes based on capacity and utilization, insurance, price, safety, and service
- Negotiate rates and terms with carrier partners and customers
- Communicate market changes and carrier opportunities to leadership and other involved stakeholders
- Manage the entire process starting with the buy from the outside carrier through the pick-up and delivery for the customer
- Manage the interface between the customers' transportation personnel and head office
- Properly integrate customer transportation strategies of those which are considered within the formulation of Swift strategies
- Maintain focus on Key Performance Indicators
- Proactively work to assist others in achieving the organization's objective
Requirements
- 1+ years experience in customer accounts and/or operations and/or billing
- Basic knowledge of transportation and 3PL
- Bachelor's in a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Must be results oriented
- Must possess entrepreneurial spirit with proven ability to solicit new customers and meet specific revenue targets
- Must possess a strong sense of urgency and purpose, with a bias for action
- Must be familiar with and knowledgeable of TMS and brokerage systems
- Must be self-confident and a self-starter without the need of close supervision
- Must be able to operate in a busy, demanding environment
- Must be able to understand and enforce company policies
- Must be knowledgeable of AS400 and MS Office Suite tools (Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
- Must possess excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills with ability to communicate well with others and transfer knowledge
- Must possess quantitative and qualitative analysis skills with superior problem solving ability
Benefits
- Potential bonus pay based on company performance
- Opportunities to volunteer and give back to local communities
- 401(K)
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Supplemental and Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
